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  • The video for The Dears' "Tears of a Nation" is a very DIY and simple experience, but that haunting song has its hooks in my brain even more after watching it.

    youtu.be/mdbN7bXEimo?si=gkWG3B

  • I need to do further pruning of my tabletop game collection, and it has me thinking about components.

    Most games have all needed components in the box, but the waste of amassing dice alone seems absurd. I got rid of most game boxes and unnecessary bits from games, but as I downsize further I'm thinking of what to do with duplicated components across multiple games.

    I shifted my games buying toward printable and digital games, and choosing what to keep to support that is part of this thinking.

  • I just backed the game Chuck, because it's exactly my kind of game: a romantic solo TTRPG with simple mechanics but heartbreaking stakes.

    "Chuck is a romantic comedy TTRPG by Tyler Crumrine illustrated by Brianna Lei. Inspired by the manga Minami’s Lover by Shungiku Uchida, Chuck is a solo game that follows your with your now extremely tiny romantic partner, Chuck."

    The illustrations look absolutely wonderful.

    kickstarter.com/projects/crum/

  • @apollo – Xenoblade Warriors or no sale!

    September 10, 2025, 2:09 pm 0 boosts 1 favorites

    @NullNoMore I'd settle for the Nopon-focused visual novel from the Coffee Talk developer, Xeno Talk.

  • A release date for Tomodachi Life might motivate me to try to buy a Switch 2.

    September 10, 2025, 1:36 pm 0 boosts 3 favorites

    @NullNoMore I'm sure it will play just fine on my Switch Lite, so that won't be the game to make me move to the 2. I'm confident only a Xenoblade game or a Switch 2 Lite will spur me to do that.

  • New music from The Dears!

    They're consistently excellent album after album, so Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life is Beautiful! coming out in November has me excited. The first two tracks are hopeful, glorious songs.

    music.youtube.com/playlist?lis

    thedears.org/

  • These verbena stood out as dusk approached last night in Dartmouth.

  • This little starling was hopping about at my feet while I waited for a bus at the terminal this morning.

  • I noticed this charm hanging from a tree by the stairs up to my home tonight.

  • @Finch I used Nova for years but it's being phased out after it's last developer left the company. So far Niagara is working well for me.